We are pleased to welcome Dr. Janet Shim whose research interests include aging and life extension practices, racial, class, and gender inequalities in health, and the genetics of Alzheimer’s disease. Her ongoing research includes a sociological examination of epidemiology, specifically how epidemiologists conceptualize and use race, socioeconomic status, and sex/gender in their work, and how lay people think about the effects of such social differences for their health. She received her Master in Public Policy at Harvard University and her PhD in Sociology at UCSF.